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' you think you are the imohi over-
norked chap on enrth. Just tnkp
trip to U'ashlnctou and follow
Elliot Woods around tor a tew
hours. lie Is superintendent of the
cnpltol buildings nnd grounds, and any
one woo knows anything about the tin
Jcky dlsofiltlous of inenilaTM of I lie
bouso and senate will udnilt that the
anan who attempts to minister to their
!wanta is up aKQlust a big Job. For In
stance, If a senator discovers that be
Is not quite as comfortable as be
thinks be ought to be to the otllco chuir
provided for bis use be calls up Elliot
"Woods and asks for another cbalr. If
a member of the bouse discovers that
bis next door neighbor bas a prettier
onb or woods' nonnrea.
rug In his olllce be pronitply calls up
Elliot Woods and demands that bis rug
be changed. The next morning' he
finds tbat the new rug bas arrived.
Mr. Woods lias two hobbles wblcb
take his mind off the trials of being
superintendent of the capltol-namely.
music and. wireless telegraphy. Every
wireless operator along the Atlantic
coast knows Woods. He bus a blti
power station In his office and at night
amuses himself talking wltb oceau go
ing ships and with land stations along
the coast. When be tires of the wire
less for the time being be writes music
for his own amusement and plays tils
compositions on the piano. Take It nil
In all. Woods manages to keep busier
than any other man in Washington.
Representative Adam Monroe Uyrel
of Mississippi Is laughing us much us
his colleagues over a recent break he
made In the bouse, lie was delivering
a tariff speech during the consideration
of the sundry 'clvU appropriation bill
and. warming up to bis subject, excit
edly paced up and down the K public
an side of the aisle, directing bis .re
marks at first one member nnd then
another. Finally pausing at a desk
which was occupied by a email mnn
"WHT DID TOO VOTE FOB IT?"
with a Vandyke beard, Mr. Byrd de
clared wltb all the emphasis at bis
command tbat the woolen schedule
was the most vicious outrage ever per
petrated on America. The small mem
ber nodded bis bead. Thus encour
aged. Mr. Byrd waxed eloquent.
"Knowing all the things I have said
to be true," said Mr. Byrd. reaching
the climax, "knowing the injustice of
this schedule, knowing that It wus leg
islation for the Interests and against
the commou people knowing thesi
things, wby did you vote for thai
scheduler
The bouse by this time was convuls
ed wltb laughter. The small niembci
to whom Mr. Byrd bad been address
lng bis remarks was Itepresentatlvt
Edward W. Saunders of Virginia, who
had moved over to the Republican side
of the aisle to bear the speech and eu
joy the fun.
To look at Representative London
slager of New Jersey, one of the best
dressed men In congress, one not fa
miliar with bis career would never
think he bad served in a greater va
riety of occupations tbau aur other
member of the house, but such Is said
L00DKJC8LA0EB AS A CABPIMTXa,
to be the caoa Be bas even sailed be
fore the mast and for tbat reasou Is
one of the best friends the sailors bars
on the naval committee.
Mr. Loudenslsger Is ao expert car
penter. After he abandoned the sea
and began to accumulate some of this
world's goods be decided to build a
bouse, lie drew bis own plans sod
turned them over to a builder. One
of the features of tne bouse above
which Mr. Loudenslager wss parties
lar was a cupola from which be could
see the surrounding country. When
the house was finished a good rain
storm came along and flooded every
thing- beneath the cupola
The builder said It was due to the
faulty plans. Mr. Loudenslager said
It was because the bOlldPr did not
know bis business. The result of the
argument was tbat the carpeuter
agreed to knock a comfortable chunk
off bis contract price If Mr. Louden
slager would make the cupola water
proof. Mr. Loudenslager worked on
tbe building for two days and wslted
for tbe next rainstorm to euable blui
to collect bis money. He did so, much
to tbe chagrin of the rarienter.
WHEN RAILROADS WERE NEW.
A Honeymoon Trip That Hlpd Along
the First Trunk Lint.
The first bride who ever made a
honeymoon trip on a railroad in
America did more by that act to ex
pedite the building of the world"
uT6t trunk line, declares C. I". Car
ter in his book ''When Railroads
Were New," than the ableM states
men, engineers and financiers of
the Empire State had been able to
accomplish by their united efforts
in half a dozen years.
The bride who achieved soUtnurh
was Mrs. Henry L. Pierson of Kam
apo, X. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Pierson
were in Charleston, S. C, early in
January, Iw31, on their wedding
tour. When Mrs. Pierson heard
that a steam locomotive was to
make its first trip with a train loud
of passengers from Charleston to
Hamburg, six miles away, she was
eager to take the ride, and her hus
band agreed.
The two cars were crazy "con
traptions" on four wheels, resem
bling stagecoach bodies as much as
they did anything else, but the
train contrived to get over the en
tire system of six miles and back
again at a fairly satisfactory speed.
The bride was' delighted. She
could talk of nothing else. When
6he returned to Ramapo she gave
her brother-in-law, Eleazer Lord,
and her father-in-law, Jeremiah
Pierson, such glowing accounts of
her railroad trip that they were
fired with enthusiasm. The bride
groom had already become almost
as ardent an advocate of railroads
as his bride.
Young Mrs. Tierson gave it as
her opinion that if a steam railroad
were built it would be possible to
go from New York to Buffalo in
twenty-four hours. At first the
men folks were inclined to smile at
this, but they were thoroughly im
pressed with the value of the loco
motive as described by this ardent
advocate.
Mrs. Pierson's girlish enthusiasm
was the determining factor which
crystallized the ideas of those men
and led them to take steps which
finally resulted in the building of
what is now known as the Erie
road, which, by uniting the ocean
with the great lakes became the
world's first trunk line.
No railroad had a more romantic
history than this one, which had its
inception in so romantic an inci
dent. It required twenty years of
toil and anxiety, sacrifice and dis
couragement to get the line
through, but it was ' accomplished
at last, and the bridegroom and
bride were again passengers on a
trip which will live in history.
This time the bride was a hand
some woman of middle age, but she
was just as proud of her husband
as she was on that first trip, for he
was vice president of the road, the
longest continuous line in the
world, and the trains did move at a
speed that would have carried them
from New.York to Buffalo in twenty-four,
hours, just as she had
prophesied two decades before.
Curing Cramp In the Leg.
Many persons are greatly trou
bled with cramp in the legs., It
comes on suddenly and generally
while in. bed. There is nothing
easier than to make the spasm let
go its hold, and it can be accom
plished without sending for a doc
tor. When 1 have a patient who is
subject to cramp 1 always advise
him to provide himself with a good
strong cord. A long garter will do
if nothing else is handy. When the
cramp comes on take the cord, wind
it around the leg over the place
that is cramped and take an end in
each hand and give it a sharp pull.
Instantly the cramp will let up, and
the sufferer can go to bed assured
it will not come on again that
night. Family Doctor.
The Berber's Pole.
The barber's pole has a strange
origin and one which accounts for
the red and white stripes with
which it is often painted. In years
gone by it was the usual custom
among barbers to combine surgery
with their other accomplishments,
and the striped pole is the modern
representation of the bleeding staff
carried by the old time barber in
the practice of his arts. It was the
custom then of village practitioner
to give a staff to their patients to
grasp when bled. The stripes were
formed by the tape which wus
wound round the staff when not in
use.
Hie Hobo Nome.
"What is your name?" inquired
the kind hearted woman as she
handed the intellectual looking
tramp a large piece of her best jel
ly cake.
"Me real name, ma'am," the man
replied between his eager bites, "is
known only to th forgotten past,
but ever since me gal turned me
down an' her ole man turned me
out I've went bv th' name of
, T,n: "Chicago News.
LOVE TRAGEDIES.
A 8eriet of Unfortunate Engsgnmenti
end Quw Coincidences.
No less than eight times wat
Fraulein Marie Doring. a Viennese
beauty, engaged to be married, and,
although her lovers escaped with
life, some accident or misfortune
rendered each ineligible in the eves
of the capricious fair one. who (lid
not hesitate promptly to elect a
successor, in turn as promptly dis
carded when' misfortune overtook
him. Her first fiance was 'utterly
ruined at cards, her second lost his
hand through a gun explosion, her
third lost his money in a business
speculation, her fourth hnd hisirood
looks irrevocably marred by the
kick of a horse, her fifth suffered
imprisonment for forgery, her sixth
was stricken down with paralysis,
her seventh had his leg amputated,
while her eighth escaped all mis
hap and eventually lad her to the
altar.
Another series of strange coin
cidences attended the lovers of
Jeanne Leroy, a native of Mar
seilles. Her first fiance was found
drowned, her second was killed in a
tavern brawl, her third vanished, as
it were, into 6pace, and her fourth
was found lying dead in circum
stances that pointed to foul play.
Her fifth, too, whom she married,
almost lost his life at the hands of
a Spaniard, who. however, received
such injuries during the struggle
that his death occurred a few days
later. Althqugh the Spaniard made
no confession, the fact of his hav
ing for years cherished a fierce
though hopeless passion for the
girl, on whose lover he made such
a dastardly nttack, seemed to sug
gest to many people that the death
of one or more of the other suitors
might bo placed to his nccount.
There is no explanation of the
fate that overtook tho aspirants to
the hand of another young lady,
tho daughter of a Parisian jeweler.
Although seemingly possessed of
every quality to make a man happy,
no sooner had she occepted the offer
of some ardent suitor than on tho
latter fell disaster of his own seek
ing. . Thrice was she engaged, and
each engagement ended with the
suicide of her lover in a foreign1
land, whither apparently he had
fled in a vain attempt to break free
once more and for all from the
bonds that held him. London Tel
egraph. Fought Under en Umbrella.
Sainte-Bcuve was scarcely more
famous for his writings than for his
appearance on a certain occasion on
the field of honor. The cause of
the rupture was ridiculous, and the
quarrel had been forced upon him
by the other party with murderous
intent. On the morning of the
meeting it rained heavily, but the
gloom which overcast everything
was in a measure turned to mirth
by Sainte-Beuve taking his place
armed with a pistol of the period of
Francis 1. and a large umbrella,
which he proceeded to raise and
hold over himself. The seconds
begged him not to turn so serious a
matter into jest. "Gentlemen," he
answered. "M. Dubois has under
taken to kill mo today. Very well.
I am willing to be killed, but not to
get wet." Four shots were exchang
ed without effect, so that the au
thor was not obliged to submit to
either discomfort. New York Post.
The Infant Terrible.
A dashing young fellow was very
attentive to a young lady who did
not favor his attentions and who
was blessed with an observing lit
tle brother. One day the lady's ad
mirer was visiting her when the lit
tle chap broke into their presence
and, mounting the dashing young
man's knee, said, "Haven't you got
a fine room ?" .
"Oh, yes,'" replied the dashing
young fellow, his vanity evidently
touched by the remark "yes. a
verv fine room."
"1 thought so," said the young
hopeful musingly.
"But what made you think so?"
asked the young man.
"Because." was the crushing re
ply, "Sister Maggie said she liked
your room better than your com
pany." Singing Kettles.
The Japanese manufacture in a
great variety of forms iron teaket
tles which break into song when
the water boils. The song may not
be a perfect melody, but it is per
haps as agreeable as the notes pro
duced by some of the insects that
the Japanese also treasure for their
music. The harmonious sounds of
the teakettles are produced by
steam bubbles escaping from be
neath thin Fhcets of iron fastened
closely together nearly nt the hot
torn. To get the best effects
skill is required in regulating tin
fire. The diameter of the sound:
varies with the form of the kctth
These singing kettles have boot
used for many centuries. Ilaiper'
Weekly.
JAPANESE GARDENING.
The Proems of Dwarfing Pinee Occu
pies Ten Veers.
The Japanese gardener usually
plans his gardens so that the best
vista is obtained from the guest
room of the house or the arbors
where it is likely to be most appre
ciated. If there are hills or moun
tains in the background the garden
is so designed that the hills are part
of it, brought into immediate rela
tion with it. i
If there is no desirable outside
scenery the garden is nmde in such
a way as to give the impression of
being in a small amphitheater or
the heart of a forest. To them gar
dening is not arithmetic, but an
art. Hills, dales, rivulets, water
falls, bridges, etc., vie in presenting
their quaintest forms and fancies
and harmonious symmetries.
Dwarfed plants of all descrip
tions deck the Bcene here and there
in thousands of peculiarly artistic
shapes.
The art of dwarfing plants is lit
tle known in other lands. The suc
cessful Japanese nurseryman must
not only be a good grower, but he
must ciso be an artist conversant
with the general arts and customs
of hie country, which differ very
materially from those of other
countries.
The pines may be considered the
most important of all trees in Ja
pan, and great care is taken of
their cultivation and preservation.
They are generally grown from
seed, and great care is taken to se
lect the choicest qualities. In the
spring of the second year, when the
6eedlings are about eight inches in
height, they are staked with bam
boo canes and tied with rice straw.
the plants being bent in different
desirable shapes.
The next autumn they are trans
planted to a richer soil and well
fertilized. In the following spring
the plants are restaked and twisted
and tied in fanciful forms. This
mode of treatment is given until
the seventh year, when the trees
will have assumed fairly large pro
portions, the branches being train
ed in graceful forms and the foliage
like small clouds of dense green.
The plants are now taken up and
potted. Every succeeding year
great care must bo taken of new
shoots, which must be kept pinched
back. After another three years of
this treatment the trees are virtual
ly dwarfed, there being no visible
growth after.
There is also a great demand for
curiosities in mixed grafted conifers
that is, six or seven kinds of
conifers on one plant. Maples form
one of the best materials for the
artistic fancies of the Japanese
craftsman. Often a great many dif
ferent varieties of maples are graft
ed on one stem. Seedling maples
are spliced together when growing.
After they have formed a union
the desired shoot is cut off. This is
kept up until ten or twenty varie
ties are obtained. London Queen.
An Important Call.
A Boston doctor sat in a front
seat in a Tremont street theater
one night. In the breathless si
lence as tho third act neared its
climax there was a commotion near
the door, and then a grave voice
said:
"Is Dr. Blank in the audience?"
Dr. Blank rose calmly. He pass
ed down the aisle with the serious,
self contained air of one on whom
the life of a fellow creature de
pends. A young man awaited him
at the door.
"Well :-" said the doctor. "Well,
sir, what is it ?"
"Doctor." said the young man as
he drew a large wallet from his
breast pocket, "I'm Cash & PayupV
new collector. Would it be con
venient for you to settle that small
account this evening?" Washing
ton Star.
She Was Willing.
Norah had been guilty of what
was considered an indiscretion, so
the mistress of the house called her
to "step the carpet."
"If such a thing occurs again.
Norah." said the mistress, "I shall
have to get another servant"
And Norah said: "I wish yer
would. There's easily enough work
for two of us."
Flettering.
Walter, the five-year-old son of a
minister, had frequently been told
by hie father to say "Get behind
me, Satan," when tempted to do
wrong.
One day the father suddenly ask
ed, "Walter, what do you do when
tempted to do wrong?"
"Why." he replied. "1 just think
of you and say. 'Satan, go away
back and sit down. Exchang
Armed For Peace.
Wife Will your disarmament meet
lng Oolab late? Husband Yes. shout
midnight, I expect. But don't be n?rv
oua. I shall bsve my revolver.-Hun
Tlvsnt
F. G. Fricke L Co.
Expert Pill Mixers.
Plattsmouth - - - Nebraska.
MICHAEL HILD
House Furniture and .Undertaking
Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, etc.,
South Sixth Street.
Michael Hild, John Saltier,
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Phones
LINCOLN WINS
CONVENTION
The Republicans Decide On
Lincoln, State Capital
As Meeting Place
THERE IS MUCH TALK
REGARDING MR. CADY
Central Nebraska M( nr. lets cfthe
State Committee are Urging
Him For Place on the
Primary Ballot.
The republican Btate committee
twenty four strong counting the prox
ies, met last night in Lincoln at the
Lincoln hotel. With them were fifteen
or twenty editors of the state and other
prominent republicans. The resigna
tion of Chairman Hayward, which he
tendered ten days ago, was accepted
without comment and no action taken
toward electing a successor. Omaha
Beatrice and Lincoln made bids for
the convention. On roll call the vote
stood Lincoln 16, Omaha 6, Beatrice 2
The call for the convention was then
framed upon an apportionment based
on the vote for 0. C. Bell as presiden
tial elector in 1908, at a ratio of one
delegate for each 150 votes cast, each
county to have at least one delegate.
Henry Schneider of this city was
present at the meeting.
The following call was ordered is
sued:
"The republicans of the State of
Nebrsaka are hereby called to meet in
convention at the city of Lincoln, on
Tuesday, July 20, 1910, at 12 o'clock
noon, for the purpose of adopting a
platform and selecting a state central
committee, and for the transaction
of such other business as may properly
come before the convention.
"The convention shall be made ud
of delegates chosen by the republicans
of the respective counties in the state
at the regular delegate county conven
tion in the manner provided by law,
apportioning one delegate for each 150
votes, or major fraction thereof,
cast at the 1903 election for 0. C Bell
republican nominee for presidential
elector. (The apportionment entitles
Cass county to 16 representatives.)
"It is further recommended that no
poxics be allowed and that the dele
gates present from each of the respec
tive counties be authorized to have the
full vote of their delegation.
"In accordance with the rules oj
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
137 and 247.
the republican state committee, cre
dentials of delegates to the convention
should be filed with the secretary of
the state committee at least five days
before the date of said convention.
"The members of the county cen
tral committee for each county, who
who are to conduct the 1910 campaign
must be chosen at the delegate county
convention which elects delegates to
said state convention, and repcrted
at once to the state committee.
"(Signed) MYRON L. LEARNED
Vice Chairman.
"(Signed) CLYDE BARNARD,
Secretary.
"Daitd at Lincoln, Neb., June 16,
lyiu.
Some little politics was astir nmong
the members ufter the evening trains
had filled up the lobby of the hotel.
Not a little sentiment was expreseeel
toward the rumored candidacy of A.
E. Cady of St. Raul for Governor.
This was csne'ciallv nnlill. fwm
membe-rs from central Nebraska. Mr.
Lady as a possible enndidiitP una
talked of two months ago while he
was absent in Europe. Upon his re
turn not long ago he was importuned
by friends to get in the race, but up
to date he has made no statement
A. . Beuchler and C. K. Hntsi.
er of Grand Island WPrfi t nit in or ihn
candidacy of Mr. Cady strongly.
"We have assuranoes that are pretty
well grounded that Mr. Cady would
make the race if he thought that there
was a strong desire to have him get
in." said Mr. Heutsinger. I know he
is thinking of makinir a fav nrnlilo
statement. He is being urged strongly
aim appears to be receptive. He is
not a mnn who would on his own in.
ltiativeeiticto the ffflTTlA Kill Vta nnt1l
run if filed I think. He would be a
strong candidate. ' There is no more
powerful thinker in Nebraska or a bet
ter campaigner. He is rnoderate,
neither too radical nor too conservative
In fact he would come as near uniting
the factions of the party, if thevshot.1,1
develop over the liquor fight, as any
man tne party could put up."
Died at Beatrice.
George Partridge son of J. W
Partridge and wife residing northesat
of Nehawka, died Wednesday morning
in a hospital at Beatrice, where he had
been taking treatment for some time
The boy had been in poor health for
a number of years, and it seemed that
nothing could be done for him The
news of his death came as a great shock
to his parents and other relatives and
friends. The remains were brought
bark and the funeral was held yester
day at 11 a. m. from Vn rw-i.
. ...v vniTLiein
church, conducted by W. A Tavlnr
of this vilWn vi... . lylyr
, uu iwcnw of the
boy were formerly residents of this
village, and have many fnWl .i
sympathize with them in their H8
L'mon Ledger.